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===Eraser (Dissonance)===
This version of "Eraser," often referred to as "Erasure" on bootlegs, was only played during the [[Dissonance]] Tour. Beginning with a new drum loop and the humming/straw sounds, it builds with the same guitar parts as the album version. The atmosphere builds until approximately the middle of the song, where the lead guitar switches from the main melody and into a version of the "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]"-motif played by Reznor, which builds in volume into a distorted, start/stop climax and a final power chord left ringing. The variation of the motif found here is much shorter and played as follows, with variations that bend the notes similar to the song's regular guitar melody:
[[Image:Eraser_(Instrumental)_Motif_Tab.JPG|The Downward Spiral Motif, as heard on "Eraser (Instrumental)"]]
→Eraser (Instrumental)
| length = 4:54
| BPM = 130
| versions = Eraser<br>Eraser (Instrumental)<br>Eraser (Denial; Realization)<br>Eraser (Polite)<br>Erased, Over, Out<br>Eraser (Reduction)<br>Eraser (Baby Alarm Remix)<br>Eraser (Dissonance)<br>Eraser (''Closure'')<br>Eraser (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live =[[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]]<br>[[With Teeth Fall Arena Tour]] through [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]] through present
}}'''"Eraser"''' is the eleventh track on the 1994 release ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].''
===Eraser (Instrumental)===
'''''Running Time: 4:20'''''
Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this version does not include the intro.
===Eraser (Denial; Realization)===
'''''Running Time: 6:33'''''
This remix contains a sample of the lyric "erase me" slowed down and repeats the phrase "kill me" throughout.
====Song Credits====
===Eraser (Polite)===
'''''Running Time: 1:15'''''
This remix is very soothing yet still retains the darkness of the original. The first eight lines of the lyrics are repeated three times in the entire piece, but the lyric "fuck you" is the seventh line rather than the fifth.
====Song Credits====
===Erased, Over, Out===
'''''Running Time: 5:58'''''
This remix consists of the lyric "erase me" slowed down and repeated eight times in the entire piece, surrounded by piercing and mechanical synthesizer and sample manipulations.
====Song Credits====
===Eraser (Reduction)===
'''''Running Time: 8:45'''''
Released on the semi-official ''[[Recoiled]]'' EP. A variation on [[Coil]]'s "Erased, Over, Out" mix.
===Eraser (Baby Alarm Remix)===
'''''Running Time: 8:54'''''
Released on the semi-official ''Recoiled'' EP. Another variation on Coil's "Erased, Over, Out" mix.
===Eraser (''Closure'')===
==Live==
Often played with screen projections of some sort. During the [[Self Destruct Tour]], these projections were of desert landscapes and microscopic "chaos". A version played during the [[Dissonance]] Tour begins with a new drum loop and the humming/straw sounds, it builds with the same guitar parts as the album version. The atmosphere builds until approximately the middle of the song, where the lead guitar switches from the main melody and into a version of the "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]"-motif played by Reznor, which builds in volume into a distorted, start/stop climax and a final power chord left ringing. The variation of the motif found here is much shorter and played as follows, with variations that bend the notes similar to the song's regular guitar melody: [[Image:Eraser_(Instrumental)_Motif_Tab.JPG|The Downward Spiral Motif, as heard on "Eraser (Instrumental)"]] During the [[Live: With Teeth]] tours, these screens progressed from peaceful images of lush meadows and flowers to violent and disturbing images of war. During the European leg of the [[Performance 2007]] tour, no projection was used during the performance. However, small lamps would float directly above each band member and sway back and forth.
==Lyrics==